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Is there sexism in the gaming industry? If a girl wanted to get into videogames and they walked into a game store, would there be anything to capture their mind, their imagination, and something that would appeal to them? Or would Barbie games be all that visible to her? It's an interesting question in this article.
From the article:
Take your sister out to buy a video game at your nearest game shop. Any game shop will do. When you get there, allow her to pick the video game of her choice. Is she done? After waiting for a full hour, she brushes pass the automatic doors. You arch your eyebrow. What’s that you discover in her hands? Why, nothing at all! You rationalize this store just isn’t the right place, but after traveling to a few other game stops of choice, you start to see a pattern. You find this very peculiar, so you decide to investigate. What can it be? Everything looks fine, there’s tons of variety with different platforms and different genres. So what can possibly be the matter? What demon has possessed your sister to leave empty handed? You circle back and re-examine the shelves of not only your favorite games, but those that might appeal to your sister. And then it dawns on you. They’re different varieties of the same character traits!
Read the full article over at adventureclassicgaming.com
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